Novice = The "Parrot" or "Tarzan" level

Novice level speakers:

Produce words, lists, and phrases
Rely on memorized material
Attempt to create with language
Can be understood only with DIFFICULTY by VERY SYMPATHETIC listeners
Can not sustain the Assessment Criteria of the Intermediate level

Intermediate

The "Survivor"=

Intermediate level speakers:

CREATE with language
Can deal with a simple situation or transaction
Ask AND Answer SIMPLE questions
Can be understood by sympathetic listeners
Use SENTENCES
Can not sustain the Assessment Criteria of the Advanced level

Advanced level speakers

The "Reporter" or The "Storyteller"=

Advanced level speakers can:

Narrate and DESCRIBE in all major time frames
Deal with a situation with an UNEXPECTED COMPLICATION
Talk about topics beyond the autobiographical
Be understood by unsympathetic listeners
Use paragraphs
Can not sustain the Assessment Criteria of the Superior level